Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) works on the 16-bed progressive care unit at Aurora Medical Center Grafton, providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process. The unit cares for cardiothoracic surgery patients, including lobe resections and esophagectomies, as well as cardiac overflow, stroke, and other patients who need increased monitoring or higher-acuity care. Care may involve cardiac drips and insulin drips. The unit offers a learning environment for newly licensed and experienced nurses. The RN uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills to provide safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The role also includes leading efforts to create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. This is a 0.9 flex role with 12-hour shifts, working days or nights on a six-week schedule. The schedule includes every fourth weekend and rotating holidays. The position is based at Aurora Medical Center Grafton, a 132-bed facility in Grafton, Wisconsin.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within six months of hire.
- Ability to meet the role’s physical requirements, including safely lifting up to 35 pounds, pushing or pulling up to 30 pounds, and assisting with 150-pound sliding transfers.
- Ability to perform frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, lifting, clinical fine-motor tasks, and patient safety interventions.
- Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and to use appropriate protective equipment when exposed to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, or hazardous waste.
Nice To Haves
- New graduates are welcome.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
- Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Use evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills in patient care.
- Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
- Perform related duties as required.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Premium pay may be available for shifts, on-call work, and other qualifying circumstances
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual performance-based increases
- Career development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
